Charles Bulfinch

Charles Bulfinch'''Charles Bulfinch''' (1763-1844) is regarded by many as the first native-born American to practice architecture as a architect|profession. That distinction is also claimed for Robert Mills (architect)|Robert Mills. His works include the original rotunda and dome of the U.S. Capitol while serving as the Commissioner of Public Building in Washington, D.C. from 1817 to 1830. Most of his career was spent in his native Boston, Massachusetts|Boston and nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bulfinch's education included graduation from Harvard University in 1781, and with a Masters in 1784, and a grand tour of Europe from 1785-1787. Thomas Jefferson became something of a mentor in Europe, as he would later be to Robert Mills. His works include the ''Tontine Crescent'' (demolished), fashioned after John Wood, the Younger|John Wood's Royal Crescent; various houses built for Harrison Grey Otis which so impressed U.S. President James Monroe that he invited Bulfinch to Washington; the capitol|state capitols of both Connecticut and Massachusetts; and ''University Hall'' at Harvard. {{bio-stub}} Category:1763 births|Bulfinch, Charles Category:1844 deaths|Bulfinch, Charles Category:People from Massachusetts|Bulfinch, Charles Category:U.S. architects